The New Class Update

[Nagash]

It's not been announced yet, but it'll likely happen shortly after the Left 4 Dead release, with a free weekend in the first week of december, ready to get advertising up for xmas purchases, or even an xmas release like a week before xmas, or whatever.

anyway, the point of this thread is 2 things...

1) vote which you think will be the next class update for TF2

2) comment on what would you like to see from the next class release... eg: weapon ideas, what class you'd prefer to be released even if it's not the same as yoru vote,. etc etc etc.


go go go!!


oh and a 3rd reason.... what do you think will be the next class video

[Nagash]

i think the next update will be the soldier one, as i think there are options for obvious weapon alternatives, like maybe a slower moving rpg but the rockets direct moves to your air, like the HL1 & 2 based rpg's. Also instead of spade, other garden equipment, like garden fork, which does crits (due to spikes). and since he juggles nades as a taunt, he may have a nade instead of shotgun, but very very limited ammo


i do hope the update is for spy or scout though, as these are my fav classes, though spy would interest me more to see, as an alternative to the sapper would be interesting, plus he technically has 4 weapons. Though i do think he'll have a golden gun (bond style, does crits but 1 bullet??), or maybe a silencer. Also instead of knife, has a wire or something?

scout, meh, i dunno what he'd have has alt weapons, but caltrops would be nice but i think he may have a nail gun, like TFC kind, and also seen in the early tf2 promo videos.

As for the next class video, i'd like to see the spy, as i don't think the medic one would be all that funny, and the pyro says nothing so would prob be lame.

[JamesBPK]

Valve have said that no more classes will be changed in tf2 until early 2009.

[Weissberv]

i'd like to see a scout update, probably more on engi though :O maybe you could build 2 SG's!!11!1! but i voted for scout anywho

[Nagash]

doesn't stop you from commenting on the thread though james , plus thats not the point, maybe they won't update until the new year, maybe not, you know what valve are like changing their minds, shifting release dates, etc etc, but the point is, they'll announce it way before they actually release it, and guessing what that release is is the point of the thread


anyway, thing about the engineer as his switchable weapons will be the wrench, pistol and shotgun, and likely won't effect the buildables, as that doesn't match the weapon upgrade system they have in place, though would be good to see maybe something else minor that is deployable instead of say the pistol, and for that you'd maybe have a landmine, or something. Something that is maybe very easy to see, but not easy to kill, unless you step on it, or maybe hard to notice but easily killable so that random splash damage would break it.

[Siege]

Read an artical by some guys who had a hands on over at valve a while ago and they mentioned that there were new engy things on the build they played , granted this was months ago but one thing i remembered was a faster tele recharge.
As for what class i would like i would say spy, give him another weapon he can use in desguise maybe somehting liek a tranq gun would make causeing choas alot more fun without making him godlike, or a saper that dosn't dammage sg's but takes say 4 hits to get off again. Spy is obviousally the best class to upgrade as when its out playing pyro will be 10x more fun ;D

[TFFP]

i think next one is demo as it was comented the next update was in the PIPEline

[Weissberv]

<.< demo is allready too overpowered >< i hope the "update" nerfs it :p

[Nagash]

well it's scout, so most were wrong

also looks like the demo has been nerfed a little as his stickies will be less powerful in matches now, due to them easily being destroyed